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Unit Synopsis
Imaging Procedures 2 will build upon your foundation knowledge and skills developed in Imaging Procedures 1 and during the first block clinical placement, with the goal of preparing you for your second block placement. On completion of this unit, you should be able to perform routine radiographic examinations on ambulant adults of the axial musculoskeletal system including craniofacial structures. You will expand your image assessment and interpretation skills to radiography of the axial skeleton. You will be introduced to safe practice and performance of mobile radiography of the chest and abdomen. You will learn principles of mammography and theatre imaging, building on the instrumentation knowledge gained in MEDI12005 Science and Instrumentation 2. This unit includes a large practical and simulated experiential learning element performed in the digital radiological laboratories and imaging workstations to enhance readiness for clinical placement.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisites: BIOH12008 Human Pathophysiology OR MPAT12001 Medical Pathophysiology; and MEDI12001 Radiation Science; and MEDI12002 Science and Instrumentation 1; and MEDI12003 Imaging Procedures 1 Co-requisites: MEDI12004 Medical Imaging Clinical Course 1; and MEDI12005 Science and Instrumentation 2 Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Practical Assessment | 0% |
| 2. Practical Assessment | 0% |
| 3. In-class Test(s) | 0% |
| 4. Practical Assessment | 0% |
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
Past Exams
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No previous feedback available
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Student feedback.
Use of 2 minute warning timer in practical assessments was appreciated and helped students manage their time.
Investigate the feasibility of including a 2 minute warning timer for all practical assessments.
A 2 minute warning timer was used for all practical assessments.
Source: Staff observation.
Students were not utilising the full 1.5 hours of weekly independent practice labs, with some students leaving after as little as 30 minutes.
Reiterate to students the importance of the weekly independent practice labs to consolidate learning and to prepare for practical assessment tasks.
The use of weekly independent practice labs as an important part of consolidating learning and preparing for practical assessments was stressed to students.
Source: Student feedback, Unit Coordinator reflection.
Some students did not appear to understand the accreditation requirements within assessment tasks.
Emphasise to the students that the assessment tasks are aligned with the professional standards set by the registration body as part of accreditation requirements.
Discussions in tutorials were utilised to compare expectations outlined in the unit with those observed while on clinical placement. It was emphasised that observations in the clinical setting were not always consistent with legislative requirements, industry standards and best patient care.
Source: Informal student feedback.
New lectures on projections were well received and supported learning.
Continue to use a lecture format that emphasises the link between patient position and image appearance.
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator observation
The written image evaluation portfolio assessment task does not reflect the immediate verbal assessments that students are expected to provide when in the clinical setting.
Investigate the feasibility of changing the written image evaluation portfolio assessment task into an oral assessment of image evaluation.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Perform safely and effectively simulated radiographic examinations of the axial skeleton, including craniofacial structures, focusing on commonly requested examinations on ambulant adults in the clinical setting.
- Demonstrate patient care and professional behaviours in the simulated clinical environment.
- Critique radiographs for technical sufficiency and identification of common radiographic pathology.
- Discuss methods to modify a radiographic procedure to improve technical sufficiency and/or better demonstrate the required anatomy of the axial skeleton.
- Discuss techniques, patient care and safety issues surrounding axial musculoskeletal, mobile, dental, mammographic and theatre imaging.
Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA) Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice Domains 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 5.1-5.6, 5a1
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